1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
He ol tah a uepom pai. Khat khat long ni hiphoelnah te a hue atah bibi then ni a. hue.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Te dongah hiphoelkung he hmabuet la, yuu va pakhat la, aka khuel la, a cuepmueih la, mikcop la, moeihoeih la, khala la, om ham a kuek.
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Yumi mahpawh, kuthlah mahpawh, a kodo saeh, hohmuh mahpawh, tangka moo mahpawh.
4 One that rules well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
Amah imkhui te a then la mawt saeh. A ca rhoek te hinomnah neh boengainah khuiah boeih om uh saeh.
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Te dongah khat khat long ni amah imkhui te mawt ham a ming pawt atah Pathen kah hlangboel te metlam a cuncah eh?
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Tanoe hlangthai boel saeh. Te daengah ni koevoei uh pawt vetih rhaithae kah dumlai khuiah a cungku pawt eh.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Te phoeiah poeng lamkah laipai then khueh ham a kuek. Te daengah ni hnaelcoenah neh rhaithae kah thaang dongah a cungku pawt eh.
8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Te vanbangla tueihyoeih rhoek khaw a hinom saeh. Olrhak boel saeh. Misurtui te muep ngaithuen boel saeh. Tangkarhai boel saeh.
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
A caih la mingcimnah neh tangnah olhuep te pom saeh.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Amih te lamhma la nuemnai phoeiah cimbit la aka om loh bi saeh.
11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
a yuu rhoek khaw hinom saeh. Hmui yoi mahpawh, khuel saeh. A cungkuem dongah a uepom saeh.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
tueihyoeih rhoek he yuu pakhat kah va la om saeh. A ca rhoek neh amah imkhui te a then la mawt saeh.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Balh aka doedan rhoek long ni a paihmuen then a kutloh tih tangnah neh Jesuh Khrih ah muep a sayalh.
14 These things write I to you, hoping to come to you shortly:
He rhoek he nang ham ka daek tih nang taengah thamaa la pawk ham ka ngaiuep.
15 But if I tarry long, that you may know how you ought to behave yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Tedae ka koe mai atah Pathen imkhui kah a kuek khosak te na ming van ni. Te tah aka hing Pathen kah hlangboel, oltak kah rhungsut neh khoengim pawn ni.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Hingcimnah olhuep kah a len he oelh om pawt la om. Amah tah pumsa ah tueng tih mueihla loh a tang sak te puencawn rhoek loh a hmuh. Namtom rhoek taengla a hoe dongah Diklai ah a tangnah uh tih thangpomnah neh a loh.
